Production
First live global broadcast—14 countries, satellite chaos, pure ambition.
Direction
Three directors herding cats across continents in real-time.
Score
The Beatles closing it with a song written DAYS before.
Director
Derek Burrell-Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Beatles wrote 'All You Need Is Love' specifically for this broadcast. John Lennon was still scribbling lyrics during rehearsal.
This was peak 'techno-optimism'—they genuinely believed satellites would end war. The Vietnam War was literally happening as they broadcast.
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